The ranking member of the Senate Ag Appropriations Subcommittee says lawmakers should be cautious using the Commodity Credit Corporation to fund part of the new farm bill.
John Hoeven told reporters at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting’s Washington Watch “when it comes to our farmers and ranchers and when we’ve had other droughts and other problems, we’ve turned to the CCC. The other thing is you’ve got a real scoring problem.”
CCC funds are typically used to implement specific programs established by Congress, including farm income, price support and conservation programs in the farm bill and to carry out activities under the CCC Charter Act, including previous farmer aid.
